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Sorry I was wrong. I have a 8.5 gal, that's until it's overflowing, pot.

Awesome. Thanks. I actually do have a food grade bucket. Never even thought about it. Thanks again.

I am going to Donny first all grain batch next weekend and I have been doing research. This has made me more confused then it has helped me. Of course there seems to be about 50 ways to do this. The equipment that I have is very minimal since I'm am just making the switch from extract. What I...

Just wanted to update everyone. The problem ended up not bring a fermentation issues. Rather it was me not knowing a new piece of equipment. I had gotten a refractometer. Local brew shooed ended up giving me a web page to give me the proper conversion from reading beginning and ending Brix. Go...

Thanks. I'll be sure lot add the recipe for future posts. I think me next thing to conquer is good aeration and yeast starters. Recipes used Crandaddy Bragot Estimated Actual Brew Date: - 01/11/2012 OG: 1.050 1.100 FG: 1.013 1.040 ABV: 4.85 % 7.86 % Fermentation Steps Name...

When I originally pitched they both were dry yeast packets. The house temp has been 71-72. I'll rouse the yeast every couple of days and check the gravity in a week.

I currently have two batches that appear to be stuck. The first one was brewed on 1/11 and was very active it had a starting gravity of 1.100. It was a braggot style. I let it sit for a week and shalt racked it to secondary and let it sit. There seemed to still be some action, but nothing to...

Way to go Jay and Victor at NorCal Brewing solutions!

Thanks Everyone for your help!

Basically it was a odd warm'ish yeast'ish almost cardboard taste right at the end just before the after taste. Side note I ended up kegging it and carbonating it and the flavor has seem to subsided. I think part of it might be that its a much lighter beer then what I have been brewing.

Recently brewed a Pale Ale and it was my first attempt air good aeration. But when I tried it it had an off taste. Basically what I did was cool it and pour it into a glass carboy and shook it upside down and all around for about 5 minutes, after which I pitched the yeast. Is there anyway I...